The World Championships continues to see teams without their best players making it hard to be a best on best tournament but the best teams prove that the definition of a great team is more about depth than top level skill.
Group B is another one with favourites but with only two major powers there is a lot more up in the air as the group could see a big battle for the playoffs with more than a few teams in the hunt.
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Group A has some clear favourites but there are plenty of teams that can do some damage with some teams capable of launching some surprising upsets.
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The IIHF World Championships will travel to a brand new city where the international body hopes to help grow the sport in the shadow of a new tournament that might just take another shot at the Worlds.
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